Fethiye and Butterfly Valley

The Main Town Of Turkiye'S Western Lycian Coast, With A Busy Harbour, A Market, The Cliff Cut Lycian Rock Tombs Of Ancient Telmessos And The Gulf'S Twelve Islands, And A Short Boat Ride From The Hidden Butterfly Valley With Its Waterfall And Beach. A Base For Boat Cruises, Paragliding And The Lycian Way · Fethiye, Mugla

Fethiye is the main town of the western Turquoise Coast, set on a curved harbour of the Gulf of Fethiye in Mugla province, with pine hills behind it and a scatter of islands in front. Its old name was Telmessos, and the Lycian people who lived here left rock-cut tombs high in the cliff above the town, the finest of them the Amyntas tomb with its carved temple front (confirm). A busy harbour promenade, a bazaar quarter called Paspatur, a museum, a ruined castle and a Tuesday market (confirm) give the centre its daily rhythm, while boats leave for a day among the twelve islands of the Gulf. Butterfly Valley, a sheltered cove at the foot of steep cliffs about 12-15 km to the south, is reached most easily by small boat from Oludeniz or Fethiye, and it has a thin beach, a waterfall and a few simple camps. Summer is hot and crowded, spring and autumn are mild, and winter is wet and quiet (confirm all hours, prices and dates).

Fethiye, a harbour town on the Gulf of Fethiye on the Turquoise Coast, with Butterfly Valley reached by boat from Oludeniz or Fethiye about 12 km to the south; coordinates approximate, Fethiye, Mugla, Turkiye

Fethiye is an open town, so the harbour, the bazaar streets and the walk up to the rock tombs can be reached at any hour, though shops mostly run from about 09:00 to late evening in summer. The tombs, the museum and the castle ruins keep their own opening times, usually daytime only and shorter outside the May to October season (confirm). Boats to Butterfly Valley and on the Gulf tours run mainly from April or May to October, depart early and return by late afternoon, and rough seas can cancel them. Confirm every boat time on the day.

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